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• Janny Dijken van, Opheusden († 2000)
• Willem Johann Bernard Mensen, Schoonebeek
• Kenneth Gregory PETTITT († 1998)
• Janny van Dijken, Opheusden († 2000)
• enrico Westerweele, oostburg (z) († 1978)
• John Paul Guntert, Oxford, Oxfordshire († 2004)

• Arnoldus Zwagers (54), Fijnaart,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Bissels (85), Tilburg
• Cornelis Jacobus van der Maarel (65), Voorburg
• Catharina Elisabeth Vincken (77), Horst,, Limburg, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Hindriks (36), almelo
• Cornelia Alida van Veen (79), Duivendrecht
• Catharina Eversdijk (83)
• Albertine Gerardine Irma (Irma) Bollen (70), Sint-Truiden, België
• Antonius Mol (85)
• Anton (Tony) Prasek (Prasch) (80), Cresco, Howard, Iowa, United States of America

• 1971 » Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
• 1971 » Vikas Khanna, Indian chef and author
• 1972 » Aaron Taylor, American football player and sportscaster
• 1972 » Dariusz Żuraw, Polish footballer and manager
• 1972 » Dougie Payne, Scottish bass player
• 1972 » Edyta Górniak, Polish singer
• 1972 » Josh Duhamel, American model and actor
• 1972 » Lara Giddings, Papua New Guinean-Australian politician, 44th Premier of Tasmania
• 1972 » Martin Pike, Australian footballer and coach
• 1972 » Matt Bloom, American wrestler, trainer, and sportscaster

• 1966 » Peter Baker, English captain, author, and politician (b. 1921)
• 1972 » Martin Dies, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1900)
• 1974 » Johnny Mack Brown, American football player, actor, and singer (b. 1904)
• 1977 » A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian monk and guru, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (b. 1896)
• 1981 » Robert Bradford, Irish footballer and politician (b. 1941)
• 1984 » Cesar Climaco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City (b. 1916)
• 1984 » Nikitas Platis, Greek actor and cinematographer (b. 1912)
• 1988 » Haywood S. Hansell, American general (b. 1903)
• 1989 » Jimmy Murphy, Welsh footballer, manager, assistant manager, coach and scout (b. 1910)
• 1990 » Sol Kaplan, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)

1. Jan
2. Richard
3. Johannes
4. Marco
5. Peter
6. Jeroen
7. Robert
8. Michael
9. Patrick
10. Ronald
11. Pieter
12. Hendrik
13. Marcel
14. Michel
15. David
16. Johan

1. Maria
2. Sandra
3. Johanna
4. Monique
5. Esther
6. Saskia
7. Miranda
8. Elisabeth
9. Bianca
10. Patricia
11. Wendy
12. Ingrid
13. Jennifer
14. Nicole
15. Karin
16. Anna

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
• February 15 » José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
• June 9 » Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160million in damage.
• June 30 » The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
• August 16 » In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
• September 4 » Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
• November 21 » Voters in South Korea overwhelmingly approve a new constitution, giving legitimacy to Park Chung-hee and the Fourth Republic.

The temperature on November 14, 1972 was between 0.3 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.